80% Of Japanese Approve Discharge Of Fukushima Wastewater

In a recent nationwide survey conducted by the Social Survey Research Center, over 80% of respondents approved of the discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the ocean.

There are those who consider the move "reasonable" and "unavoidable." I Photo: Greg Webb, IAEA Imagebank Flickr

The breakdown of responses is as follows:

• 54% of respondents considered the discharging of treated water as "problematic but unavoidable."

• 29% of respondents found the discharge to be "reasonable."

• When combined, 83% of respondents approved of the move.

• Only 10% of respondents believed that the release must be stopped.

While the percentage of approval for the discharge, including those who considered it "reasonable" and "unavoidable," was approximately 80% across all age groups, there were some variations in the breakdown by age:

• For those aged 18-29 and in their 30s, 40% considered it "reasonable."

• In the 40s and 50s age group, 30% found it "reasonable."

• For those aged 60 and older, only 20% considered it "reasonable."

This suggests that younger age groups tend to be more positive about the discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the ocean.

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